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Only 3 articles in this is such a great issue. They introduced me to Phil Ochs and in doing so I've learnt more about the Vietnam war and how really nothing has changed since. I didn't learn in High School that the US was propping up an authoritarian leader in the south and that even the US knew a democratic vote would be won by the north. But it was sad to learn how he died at a young age from mental health. But the authors reflection of this posited perhaps because he was so invested in justice and perhaps took politics too hard that may have contributed to his depression. And it made me reflect on empathy. Is too much of it detrimental? Is it just part of our biology that empathy is a spectrum and for some we have too much and for others none at all? And is that inevitable? So the articles are so informative but also so reflective that the readers starts reflecting. Anyway highly recommend. $60USD a year for 6 issues mailed to you even here in Aotearoa. Very good independent journalism esp. if you like socialism I recommend Current Affiars.